Adaptive traits in coevolution allow the species in the relationship to survive and reproduce better than other individuals in the population that do not have the coevolutionary traits. Which of the following illustrate species having adaptive traits in coevolution?
Choose one or more:
A. An ant that lives in a specific species of tropical shrub prevents other insects from colonizing the shrub while eating the shrub's flowers, leaving the shrub intact.
B. Algae use sunlight to produce organic compounds that coral animals use to maintain and grow calcium carbonate skeletons. Corals provide algae with shelter and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
C. Butterfly larvae eat a specific flower, reducing seed output on the plant.
D. Gall insects form colonies on oak tree branches, feeding off the tree branch. Although they kill the branch they colonize, they do not kill the tree.
E. A tubular flower fits the bill of a hummingbird that drinks nectar from the flower, which gets pollinated by the hummingbird. Both see an increase in survival and reproduction.
B. Algae use sunlight to produce organic compounds that coral animals use to maintain and grow calcium carbonate skeletons. Corals provide algae with shelter and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
E. A tubular flower fits the bill of a hummingbird that drinks nectar from the flower, which gets pollinated by the hummingbird. Both see an increase in survival and reproduction.